|  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | Bio of the Artist | The Dropzines’ singer/songwriter/guitarist, Shawn Stabley, has been composing and performing melody-intensive music since he was a teenager. From 1988 to 1991, Shawn wrote, sang and played bass for the NYC alternative rock group, The Dutch Provos. In ‘91, Shawn, along with fellow Dutch Provos’ guitarist, Tim Archer, founded The Most Sordid Pies. The Pies, as they became referred to by fans, recorded their debut LP, “Grit & Sunshine,” along side producers John Siket (Sonic Youth, Phish, Yo La Tengo) and Kramer (Shimmy Disc Records), utilizing legendary rock recording facilities, Bearsville and Power Station Studios. The gritty, yet euphonious acuity of “Grit & Sunshine” would, without a doubt, have gotten The Pies their ”just dessert” had its release not been suddenly halted by the bankruptcy of its label’s parent company, Power Station Records. Sadly, The Pies would not recover from the harsh turn of events, and “Grit & Sunshine” would never see its release date, as they disbanded in 1995.
Shortly afterward, Stabley switched from composing and performing his songs on 4-string bass to a 6-string electric guitar and in 2000 founded the true vehicle for performing his musical compositions, The Dropzines. Accompanied by the perfect vocal harmonies and dead on percussion accuracy of Jason Kline(York, Pa) and the soulful bass of Grant Jenkins(Baltimore, Md), The Dropzines have been described by some as “The Beatles meet The Sex Pistols”, while others contend it’s more like “The Replacements meet The Clash”.
With the 2004 release of their 10 song debut, “Between Sheets and Walls” , The Dropzines have gained worldwide attention through continual Radio airplay and the placement of 3 songs from “Between Sheets and Walls” appearing in the Damon O’Steen directed film, “29 Reasons To Run” and The Samsung Fresh Films 2006 release, “The Super Dupers”. In addition to “29 Reasons To Run” winning best feature at 4 different Film Festivals in 2006, the soundtrack has won “Best Impact Of Music” at Park City and "Best Music" at the Bare Bones film festivals.
With a 2nd album, “Celebration Of Sorrow” recorded and due for release in 2008, The Dropzines are scheduling tour dates that will include The United States, Holland, Germany, Japan and Australia. | | |
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